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Stockpile and Hoard NOW! Part 2
By JD Bluefield | April 26, 2008
So, hopefully you’ve picked up your giant bag of rice, but you can’t live on rice alone. You can live on beer alone, but not rice.
What other foods can you stockpile? MRE’s are great to have in case of a real emergency, (I have several cases), but they really aren’t too delectable. There are many everyday foods that you can buy and eat regularly that are very suitable for stockpiling:
- Meats: Canned meat (Costco has a great canned chicken.) and dried jerky.
- Beans: Dried beans or canned beans (I like a canned chili. It has your meat and beans, and already cooked.)
- Oils: Canola, sunflower, and olive.
- Nuts: Various nuts, peanut butter
- Dried Fruit: Raisins, apricots, prunes, bananas, apples, pineapple, and dates.
- Grains: Whole grain wheat, rice, grits, cereals, flour and oats
- Other Carbohydrates: Pastas, Crackers, Cup-o-Noodles (just needs hot water!)
- Misc.: Protein/fruit/granola bars
- Drinks: Bottled water, powdered milk, drink mixes, chocolate milk, coffee
- Protein Shakes: Not only are these great sources of nutrition, but also high in calories, fiber and of course protein.
- Baby food
- If you have pets, don’t forget them
To make this work for you, without affecting your everyday life, buy what you like to eat and rotate them to keep them from expiring. The easiest way to insure they never expire is to just place newer purchases in the back and eat what is in the front.
I’ve said this before, but the last time there was a state wide power-outage and people were mobbing the grocery stores for food, I was barbecuing on my portable propane grill. I didn’t fight the mobs for rice last night because I already have ample supply of extra food. Stay one step ahead of the curve.
JD’s Quick Tip: The biggest key to stockpiling is labeling. The last thing you want to do is tear into that plastic seal and find sticky rice, when what you really wanted was jasmine rice. Plastic label makers are nice, but time consuming. Sharpies are the real way to go.
Speaking of Sharpies… Buy a bunch of black fine-point Sharpies and put one in every room of the house, one in your car and one in your office desk. This way, you’ll never be without one and they’ll never disappear.
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April 26th, 2008 at 6:19 am
One item that can be stored long term is dried pasta. Make sure it’s not whole wheat or made with oil or eggs. Keep them in the plastic bag and place them in another air tight container.
MREs tend to be too high in sodium. They’re meant keep calories and hydration high for combat. My opinion is that they are not suitable for children and old folks as a long term survival food.
Remember vitamins.